The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-07-07
TO THE FARMERS OF THE STATE.
An Open Letter From President Duncan,
of the State Agricultural Society.

OF tub SLaC6 AGRICULTURAL SOClctys
BY invitation the summer meeting of
the society will convene upon the
grounds of the Inter State Farmers Sum-
mer Encampment to be held at Spartan.
burg, S. c., the first week in August
next. The society will hold its business
meeting on Wednesday, the 3rd.. The
regular programme of essays and discus
sions by the society will take place on
Thursday the 4th, this day being assign
ed by the arranging committee as the
State Agricultural and Mechanical soci-
ETY. day.
As you are aware, it has been our cus-
tom to have representation of three
delegates from each county. While we
wish to urge upon the members to zee to
it that each county sends delegation, at
the same time we call your attention to
the fact that this is o meeting Of the
society, and all members are entitled to
be present, and We hope as many will
attend as possible.
This Inter State Farmers Summer
Encampment meeting has been so thor
oughly advertised that it is unnecessary
to say more than to urge as many as pos
sible to be present. It will be the
largest coDcourse of farmers proper that
has ever before assembled for the par-
pose for which this meeting is organized;
it will be fraught with various matters of
material interest to all farmers, and it is
eminently proper, if not absolutely nec'
essary, that your society be fully repre-
sented, it being the only "simon pure"
agricultural organization in the State
that has for its object the discussion and
development of purely agricultural sub
jects, and of matters that apply to the
farmers everyday life.
It is true we have the order of the
Patrons of Husbandry, under whose aus.
pices this Farmers Inter State Encamp.
ment is to be held. The Oranges have
their social and educational features,
which carry along with it its lady mem.
bership, and while we individually think
it the best and most perfect organization
in all its equipments the farmer has ever
had, yet it has failed to keep its hold on
the rank and file of our farmers.
Then we have the Farmers Movement
organization, which has developed into
an organization whose prime object is to
look after and protect the farmers polit-
ical rights, to watch over aud see that
such legislation as is necessary for his
interest be secured, and to take charge of
all matters of a like character, which all
will readily acknowledge to be preemi.
nen.ly proper. But never before in the
history of our agricultural interest has
there been more need of q vitalizing cu..
rent than at this time. Farmers are day
by day being aroused to the fact that
they, too, must be progressive. This is
the age of less acres and greater pro-
duct from them; improvements in
implements, in cultivation, in seeds, and
in all kinds of farm equipments; and
where should and where will the farmers
look for this vitalizing current if not in
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society?
For the past twenty years, since your
reorganization after the war, your society
has been doing good work, both in the
discussions of agricultural subjects at
our summer meetings, as we'll as by
general display of all things appertainiDg
to our calling at our annual State fairs,
and it will be only natural, after all
spasmodic efforts are expended, for our
farmers to turn to your society to inquire
what is the news from the agricultural
watch tower. Therefore we would again
urge you to be present at the Spartan
burg meeting. Let the members in each
county hold meeting on Salesday in
July, and if not more than delegation
of three can attend let them decide upon
those and forward the names to Thomas
w. Holloway, Pomaria, S. @. We have
been in the habit of making special rates
of transportation for delegates to our
summer meetings, but this is one at
which there will be so large an atten-
dance outside of the society that we are
using our efforts to get unusually low
rates for all, which will be announced at
an early day.
D. P. DUNCAN, President.
IInion Tune 81 1897